Should I draft Evan Carter or Ke'Bryan Hayes?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Evan Carter or Ke'Bryan Hayes.

PLEASE NOTE this is a draft choice comparison analysis based upon Preseason Projections only. As the baseball season is already underway, you may instead prefer to view our breakdown of a trade for these players which is based upon several more factors including in-season performance.

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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	3.27	2.75
ADP	111.21	210.83
PROJ	318.00	307.00
AB	466	553
R	77	70
H	123	140
2B	22	30
3B	5	6
HR	18	18
RBI	63	64
SB	22	14
K	130	117
BB	77	40
AVG	.264	.253
OBP	.367	.303
SLG	.449	.427
OPS	.816	.730

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	64.0	86.0
AB	144	216
R	23	24
H	27	49
2B	6	8
3B	2	0
HR	5	3
RBI	15	19
SB	2	5
K	43	46
BB	15	18
AVG	.188	.227
OBP	.272	.291
SLG	.361	.306
OPS	.633	.596

Recent News
	Camera Caught Teammate's Perfect Reaction in Bullpen to Evan Carter's Game-Saving Catch in Rangers' Win Over ... Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN Rangers place Evan Carter on 10-day IL, reinstate Wyatt Langford, Nathan Eovaldi Published June 10th, 2024 via MSN The Dirt: Rangers' Evan Carter faces second back issue in three years Published June 10th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News The Dirt: Rangers' Evan Carter faces second back issue in three years. Is it chronic? Published June 10th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Hitters - Updates for Evan Carter, Tyler O'Neill, Alex Bregman, Luis Robert Jr ... Published June 6th, 2024 via MSN Evan Carter Returning On Sunday Published June 6th, 2024 via MSN Texas Rangers: Evan Carter Injury Update, Setbacks and Hopes for Recovery Published June 5th, 2024 via BVM Sports Latest brutal Evan Carter injury update from Rangers was very on-brand for 2024 Published June 5th, 2024 via Nolan Writin'	Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Getting day off Tuesday Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Even With Good Moment, Ke'Bryan Hayes Frustrated Again Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Ke'Bryan Hayes' RBI single \| 06/21/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 21st, 2024 via MLB.com Ke'Bryan Hayes: Move Down the Batting Order for Better Team Performance Published June 21st, 2024 via BVM Sports Ke'Bryan Hayes chasing the confidence Bryan Reynolds displaying at the plate for Pirates Published June 20th, 2024 via TribLIVE Ke'Bryan Hayes Frustrated Despite Home Run; Pirates in Playoff Hunt Published June 19th, 2024 via BVM Sports Even With Good Moment, Ke'Bryan Hayes Frustrated Again Published June 19th, 2024 via Yardbarker Perrotto: Even With Good Moment, Ke'Bryan Hayes Frustrated Again Published June 19th, 2024 via Pittsburgh Baseball Now

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